Understanding Egypt's Uprising

Understanding Egypt's Uprising

The revolution in Egypt toppled a longtime president and ushered in the promise of democracy. Young people have been integral in this movement as they have inspired people of all walks of life to voice their discontent with living conditions and lack of job opportunities.

What sparked this revolution? What role did online communications play in growing the movement? Who are the real people behind the democracy movement? These questions and more can drive discussions of this current event. How can you engage students to talk about it? We've scoured our resources and come up with some ways.

1.) Advise students to watch the NEW FRONTLINE Special: Revolution in Cairo on GPB, February 22 at 9 p.m. and discuss the April 6th group - the youth movement behind the protests.

FRONTLINE dispatches teams to Cairo, going inside the youth movement that helped light the fire on the streets. We follow the "April 6th" group, which two years ago began making a bold use of the Internet for their underground resistance--tactics that led to jail and torture for many of their leaders. View the Cairo People Power Slideshow and talk about the images.